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On the record: Hubbard Township

WHAT: Township trustees July 9 meeting PRESENT: William Colletta, Rick Hernandez and Jason Tedrow Trustees: • Awarded a bid of $137,000 to United Contractors Inc. for the restroom renovation project which will begin later this year and is being funded by local ARP funds. • Were ...

Razing of Realty building placed on fast track

YOUNGSTOWN — The Realty Tower demolition contractor is bringing in a larger crane with a heavier wrecking ball next week that he said will speed up the process of taking down the downtown building. But Gary Moderalli, owner of Moderalli Excavating, said he can’t guarantee enough ...

New refrigerant plant promises hot returns for city

YOUNGSTOWN — It was an international — and even star-studded — affair downtown on Wednesday for the grand opening of a new business that officials say will make Youngstown a player in the global economy. Representatives from city and county governments, local nongovernment agencies ...

City council plans to move $10M of ARP funds to its general fund

YOUNGSTOWN — City council could consider legislation Monday to put $10 million of its $82.7 million American Rescue Plan money into the general fund to give Youngstown more time to use it while it collects interest. Council on April 6, 2022, appropriated $3.9 million in ARP funds into ...

Youngstown man sentenced to life for arson that killed Warren teen

WARREN — The courtroom of Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Sean O’Brien was filled with a mix of tension and emotion at the sentencing hearing for Brendan Daviduk on Wednesday. Daviduk, 30, of Youngstown, was sentenced to life imprisonment with the chance of parole after serving 32 ...

Youngstown council to review fire union’s contract

YOUNGSTOWN — City council Monday is expected to consider a three-year contract with its firefighters union that includes a 2.5% raise retroactive to Jan. 1, a 2.5% raise effective Jan. 1, 2025, and a 4% raise starting Jan. 1, 2026. The 4% raise is the largest for a city union in ...